Dr. Joaquim Casañas
Address: Carrer de Vilana, 12, 08022 Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Gender: Male
About the Doctor / Professional
Dr. Casañas heads Traumaunit, the traumatology and orthopedic surgery unit at the Centro Médico Teknon Grupo Quirónsalud. Dr. Casañas is a renowned specialist in peripheral nerve and hand surgery, devoting himself exclusively to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the hand and upper limbs. Dr. Casañas and the Trauma Unit team offers a multidisciplinary approach, and particularly in the diseases of the peripheral nerve and brachial plexus performing assisted-surgery through intraoperative electrophysiological study, with the collaboration of a neurologist before, during, and after the operation.
Dr. Casañas completed his Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona (1993) and specialized in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology via MIR by the University Hospital of Bellvitge (1989-1993). He later went on to pursue the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona in 2000. He also holds a Diploma in Integrated Health Systems ESADE (Health Management) and Hand Surgery after level examination and certification of practical merits from the Federation of European Societies.
He is the author of several book chapters and specialized publications on Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at a national and international level.
Technical Skills:
- Reimplant team in Barcelona
- Advisor and member to design team of Conmed International
- Advisor of Axogen Inc
Degree: Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona (1993)
Residency: Bellvitge University Hospital
- 2018 to present - Chief brachial plexus and microsurgery unit in Pediatrics Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona
- 2016 to present - Professor training program European Society Wrist Arthroscopy EWAS
- 2015 to present - Professor training program for IBRA Fundation
- 2013 to present - Professor training program Fellowship in Hand Surgery for Universitat de Barcelona
- 2009 to present - Professor by SECOT in formation instruction courses for orthopedic surgeon
- 2007 - Visiting Fellow in Mayo Clinic Rochester (Minesotta) Peripheral Nerve Unit and Hand Surgery Unit
- Head of the Hand Surgery Unit at Bellvitge Hospital (since 2007)
- 2005 to present - Professor in Gimbernat University for physiotherapy
- 2004 to present - Director hand unit, peripheral nerve, brachial plexus and microsurgery in Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona
- 2001 to present - Professor by SECMA in peripheral nerve surgery and Hand Surgery
- Assistant Surgeon at the Mayo Clinic (2001)
- Director of Traumaunit of Teknon Medical Center (since 1999)
- Traumatologist and Orthopedic Surgeon of Teknon Medical Center (since 1997)
- 1998 - Visiting Fellow in Hospital de Laperoynie de Montpellier
- Surgeon at the Avicenne Hospital in Paris (1997)
- 1996 to 2005 - Professor in doctor´s program in Orthopedic Surgery for University of Barcelona
- 1996 to 1997 - Professor in Medicine and surgery in Bellvitge Hospital Unit. University of Barcelona
- 1995 to 2004 - Staff in Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona
- 1995 to present - Resident training program for residents in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology in Bellvitge Hospital
- 1995 - Staff in Residencia Sanitaria de “Germans Trias i Pujol” de Badalona
- 1994 - Staff in Hospital de Andorra Nostra Senyora de Meritxell
- Director in Wrist arthroscopic surgery course in 2012 (Barcelona), 2014-2019 (CONMED Frankfurt).
- Director course upper extremity fractures in 2012 - 2017(Barcelona)
- Coordinator in round national Table in “state of peripheral nerve and brachial plexus surgery in Spain” SECOT Barcelona 2005
- Coordinator round national Table SCCOT 2010. Nerve injuries update. Barcelona 2010
- Professor in wrist arthroscopic national courses and international (Portugal)
- His peripheral nerve and brachial plexus microsurgery reconstruction and palsy surgery unit is in the CSUR program (CENTROS SANITARIOS UNIDAD DE REFERENCIA) as a national reference in treatment in nerve disorders and injuries (reference unit in Spain recognized by National Health Ministry)
- FIS Project (expte 94/1060) in NEURIZACION MUSCULAR DIRECTA MEDIANTE INJERTOS NERVIOSOS VASCULARIZADOS (DIRECT MUSCULAR NEUROTIZATION BY VASCULARIZED NERVE GRAFT)
- FIS Project for studies in France on hand surgery and peripheral nerve Prof. Masquelet (FIS N§97/6008)
- Mesenchimal cells in peripheral nerve repair in sheep
- Coordinator clinic Assay in clostridium colagenasa for treatment of Dupuytren disease
- 27 publications in national journals
- International Publication - Continuous suction irrigation: prospective bacteriological study
- International Publication - Suprascapular intraneural ganglia and glenohumeral joint connections
- International Publication - Peripheral nerve regeneration after experimental section in ovine radial and tibial nerves using synthetic nerve grafts, including expanded bone marrow mesenchymal cells: morphological and neurophysiological results
- Book Chapter - Cabot,J; Garcia,J y Casañas,J: Sustitición del LCA mediante ligamentos protésicos. Artroscopia Quirúrgica, 18-27. Springer-Berlag 1992.
- Book Chapter - Casañas, J Sd atrapamientos nervioso de la extremidad inferior.Nervio pudendo Patología de los atrapamientos nerviosos Elseveir 2005
- Book Chapter - Casañas, J Tratamiento quirúrgico de los neuromas dolorosos. Tratado dolor neuropatico Elseveir 2007
- Book Chapter - Casañas, J Nerve transfers for suprascapular nerve. Atlas de nervios periféricos. Elsevier 2012
- Book Chapter - Tratamiento artroscópico de las fracturas de escafoidescarpiano y pseudoartrosis de escafoides Monografia SECMA 2015
- Book Chapter - Tecnica reseccion artroscopica de polo distal escafoides Monografia RICMA 2015
- 6 NATIONAL MEETINGS - 92 free papers in national meetings
- Instructional Course - SECOT meetings (Spanish Orthopedic Society): 6 instructional courses in 2010-2020
- Instructional Course - SECMA meetings (Spanish Hand Surgery Society): 12 instructional courses in 2011-2019
- Instructional Course - AEM meetings (Spanish Microsurgery Society): 3 instructional courses in 2014-2018
- Instructional Course - AEA meetings (Spanish Arthroscopic Society): 6 instructional courses in 2014-2018
- Instructional Course - FESSH meetings (European Federation Hand Surgery Societies): 7 instructional courses in 2014-2019
- Instructional Course - IFSSH meetings (International Federation Hand Surgery Societies): 3 instructional courses in 2016-2019
- Instructional Course - ASSH meetings (American Hand Surgery Society): 4 instructional courses in 2016-2020
- Joint Fusion
- Brachial Plexus Injury Treatment
- Calcific Tendinitis
- Denervation
- Fracture Treatment
- Hand Fracture Treatment
- Hand Surgery
- Herniated Disc Treatment
- Humeral Head Fracture
- Hyponeurotization
- Joint release
- Nerve Allograft
- Nerve Injuries
- Nerve Transfer
- Orthopedics Consultation
- Osteoarthritis Treatment
- Osteotomy
- Pediatric Orthopedics
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Scaphoid Fracture Treatment
- Tendon release
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Tetraplegia
- Trauma Management
- Trauma Surgery
- Wrist Arthroscopy
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
- Spanish Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SECOT)
- Spanish Society for Surgery of the Hand (SECMA)
- Spanish Association of Microsurgery (AEM)
- European Federation for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH)
- European Society of Microsurgery Federations (EFSM)
- European Wrist Arthroscopy Society (EWAS)
- International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH)
